In March, CMS will provide training sessions focused on the Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems, which is a survey instrument and data collection methodology for measuring patients' perceptions of their hospital experience.
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The Association of State and Territorial Health Officials and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention have released a toolkit and companion report to help senior policymakers use legal and policy interventions as tools in implementing a comprehensive state-level healthcare…
At a recent meeting of the AAMI Healthcare Technology Safety Institute, researchers from the University of Toronto released a report that provides nine specific recommendations to reduce the risks associated with multiple intravenous infusions.
Duke University School of Nursing and Rutgers College of Nursing have partnered with Blue Cross Blue Shield of New Jersey in a collaboration designed to train at least 200 nurses over the next two years to be population care coordinators…
The average healthcare expense per person was $4,855 in 2009, according to recent statistics published by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality.
The American College of Cardiology has updated appropriate use criteria for coronary revascularization, according to an ACC news release.
IU Health Goshen (Ind.) has suffered a data breach brought on by a virus that could have exposed personal information, including Social Security numbers, of 12,000 job applicants, according to a South Bend Tribune report.
Louisville, Ky.-based Merit Health Systems, has finalized the sale of its Nix Health Care System, based in San Antonio, to Prospect Medical Holdings in Los Angeles, according to a Merit news release.
HHS has released a progress report on its efforts to reduce regulatory burdens, which highlights the eight proposed rules and nine final rules the agency has released as a result of its efforts.
Health insurance company Aetna recently reported fourth quarter net income that jumped 73 percent over the same quarter in 2010, an increase driven by low use of healthcare and reduction in key expenses, according to a Washington Post report.